Following an extraordinarily late end to last season, Klaipėda Port kicked off the 2025 cruise season with a record-breaking early start, welcoming its first cruise liner. Sixty-three cruise ships are expected to call at Klaipėda Port by mid-October…
Abu Dhabi-based AD Ports Group has inaugurated a new, custom-bound inland dry port facility, enhancing the connectivity of Khalifa Port.Al Faya Dry Port, strategically located between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will act as an Inland Container Depot (ICD) linked overland to Khalifa Port…
“Three years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the volume of dry bulk shipments from the two countries combined is 6% below pre-war levels. However, the past 12 months have seen the countries’ dry bulk shipments develop in complete opposite directions…
Ports Australia has called for action to further bulletproof Australia’s supply chain against cyber threats, including the establishment of a consultative forum.Ports Australia CEO Mike Gallacher said that addressing cyber threats and improving…
California’s Port of Richmond has announced that dredging and marine construction company Dutra has expanded its operations at the port with the lease of Basin 1 at the Point Potrero Marine Terminal (PPMT).Dutra has been a long-term tenant at the Port leasing Basin 2 as well as adjacent storage…
Florida International Terminal (FIT), one of SAAM Terminals' port terminals, had a great 2024: not only did it manage to extend its concession until 2035, but it also made significant progress in innovations to improve its service.'The concession…
Belgium-based offshore installation contractor Jan De Nul has started working on the new deep-water port in Senegal, which will be able to accommodate two of the world's largest container ships simultaneously.Jan De Nul is responsible for dredging…
DP World is making a £60m investment in the UK’s trading capacity with an order of four new quay cranes for its Southampton container terminal.The new cranes will be the largest quay cranes in Europe and can perform quad lifts, moving two 40-ft…
Repsol selected IBS Software to transform its primary logistics operations across multiple locations. The partnership will see Repsol adopt IBS Software's iLogistics Control Tower solution, streamlining logistics and providing an end-to-end…
DP World delivered another standout year for trade, according to the company, recording its highest container and breakbulk cargo volumes at Jebel Ali Port since 2015.The port handled 15.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2024…
Since entering service in 2015, the all-electric ferry MF Ampere has sailed the equivalent of 17 times around the equator on batteries alone.Despite a chorus of critics and skeptics in during the project, a decade later, Ampere continues to showcase the potential of electric technology…
According to 12-month data published by Sea-Intelligence in its Global Liner Performance Report from Jan/Feb to Nov/Dec 2024, Swire Shipping averaged over 70% reliability (as measured by On-Time Performance) on the Asia-Oceania and Oceania-Asia…
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi-KEZAD Group, the region's largest operator of integrated economic zones, continues to lead the UAE’s infrastructure development with transformative projects, reshaping Abu Dhabi into a global hub for industrial and economic activities…
The Bilbao Port Authority participated in the 1st Conference of the Chambers of Commerce and Hydrogen Valleys of the Atlantic Arc. The event, held at the Energy Intelligence Center (EIC) in Abanto-Zierbena, brought together the Chambers of Commerce of the Atlantic Arc…
Manson Construction has long been a pillar of the U.S. maritime industry, rooted in a tradition of U.S.-built, U.S.-owned, and U.S.-operated vessels. The company was founded in 1905 by Peter Manson, when he dug up a jar of gold coins [because he didn’t trust the banks] and purchased a winch…